- Employment Type: Full Time, 35 hours per week, Fixed Term 2-year contract.
- Remuneration: Level 8 - from $132,445 plus 17% superannuation and leave loading
- Location: Kensington with transition to newly renovated office at our Randwick campus, anticipated for October 2026
About UNSW
At UNSW, we pride ourselves on being a workplace where the best people come to do their best work. We aspire to be Australia’s global university, improving and transforming lives through excellence in research, outstanding education and a commitment to advancing a just society.
About the Role
The Project Manager plays a key leadership role within the Business Optimisation Strategy (BOS) Program, leading assigned workstreams across planning, development, and implementation. The position ensures delivery aligns with Program priorities, governance requirements, and strategic outcomes.
Working closely with cross-functional teams, the role builds and maintains strong stakeholder relationships to drive key deliverables. It applies specialist project management expertise and sound judgement to identify, assess, and mitigate delivery risks, manage dependencies, and resolve complex issues.
The Project Manager translates Program priorities into structured delivery plans - managing risks, dependencies, resources, and stakeholder engagement - while providing high-quality advice to support effective decision-making.
This role reports to the Senior PMO Lead and has no direct reports.
Responsibilities
- Lead the planning and delivery of assigned BOS workstreams and projects to achieve strategic goals, collaborating with university SMEs, delivery teams, and cross-functional stakeholders to align sequencing and priorities.
- Define workstream scope, deliverables, and milestones, maintaining detailed delivery plans, resource forecasts, and budget oversight to ensure project outputs meet quality standards on time and within budget.
- Manage vendor, contractor, and supplier relationships, including performance, expenditure, and contractual obligations, applying strong influencing skills to resolve delivery issues promptly.
- Identify and mitigate delivery, physical, and psychosocial risks early, maintaining core controls, dependencies, and project documentation to support transparency, governance, and UNSW compliance.
- Facilitate stakeholder engagement, workshops, and working relationships across academic and professional groups to drive collaboration, benefits realisation, and continuous improvement.
- Provide high-quality advice, risk insights, and recommendations to senior leaders while adhering to UNSW governance frameworks, safety standards, and the Code of Conduct.
About You
- Relevant tertiary qualifications and significant professional experience, or an equivalent combination of education, training, and industry expertise.
- Proven track record (5+ years) leading complex projects across the full lifecycle, including strategic planning, delivery, and documentation within large, matrixed environments.
- Advanced written and verbal communication skills, with sharp attention to detail and a demonstrated ability to synthesize complex information into practical, actionable recommendations.
- Strong interpersonal and stakeholder engagement skills, with a track record of collaborating effectively across all organisational levels and within cross-functional teams.
- Sound commercial acumen, including practical experience managing project budgets, forecasting resource requirements, and utilizing project systems and software tools.
- Outstanding time management and initiative, with a strong commitment to UNSW values, governance policies, and physical and psychosocial safety standards.
For further information on the role & responsibilities, please refer to the Position Description.
How to Apply: Submit your CV & cover letter detailing your interest and suitability for the job (as per the skills & experience bullet points in the job description) before 11:55pm, Sunday 16 August 2026.
Please note: Sponsorship is not available for this role, valid Australian working rights are required on application.
UNSW Benefits and Culture: People are at the core of everything we do. We recognise it is the contributions of our staff who make UNSW one of the best universities in Australia and the world. Our benefits include:
- Additional 3 days leave during December festive period.
- Career development opportunities
- Up to 50% discount on UNSW courses
- Flexible 17% Superannuation contributions, additional leave-loading payments and salary sacrifice.
- Discounts and entitlements (retail, education, fitness passport)
Job queries contact: Tai James, Talent Acquisition Consultant
E: tai.james@unsw.edu.au (applications to the address cannot be accepted, please apply online)
UNSW is committed to equity diversity and inclusion. Applications from women, people of culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, those living with disabilities, members of the LGBTIQ+ community; and people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent, are encouraged. UNSW provides workplace adjustments for people with disability, and access to flexible work options for eligible staff.
Pre-Employment Checks
Aligned with UNSW’s focus on cultivating a workplace defined by safety, ethical conduct, and strong integrity preferred candidates will be required to participate in a combination of pre-employment checks relevant to the role they have applied for.
These pre-employment checks may include a combination of some of the following checks:-
- National and International Criminal history checks
- Entitlement to work and ID checks
- Working With Children Checks
- Completion of a Gender-Based Violence Prevention Declaration
- Verification of relevant qualifications
- Verification of relevant professional membership
- Employment history and reference checks
- Financial responsibility assessments/checks.
- Medical Checks and Assessments
Compliance with the necessary combination of these checks is a condition of employment at UNSW.
